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No special rules. Just remember which side the cars drive on and where to look when crossing the street. And don’t run on a busy sidewalk. Find a park or run early in the morning or in the evening.
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How long will this moron have this role? I bet they’ll be sharing some tears soon.
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A branch of the branch? The Multiplians
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You’re missing out on a lot of excellent food by only using places with kiosks. If you feel anxious about your lack of understanding, go to restaurants before or after the rush when staff can a bit of extra time to assist you. And you can translate menus with your phone.
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I assume you were with them? Be quite different if they were on their own.
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Definitely not common but there are weirdos here, just like every country. Take video/pictures and if you don't know the Japanese, learn the phrases to tell them to leave or you will call the police. Your daughter should also learn some key phrases and not hesitate to ask shopkeepers, etc for help if she's alone.
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Are you in sales? Entrepreneurial? Good at managing expectations, persistent, detail-oriented and extremely thick-skinned? A people person who can build relationships? Read up on what recruitment is (there are books, blogs and videos galore) and consider carefully what industry or sector you could recruit in. If you simply think you can make a lot of money quickly, you’ll have a rude awakening.
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Great area to raise a family, which we have done. It is a bit quiet but as it’s between 学芸大学 and 自由ヶ丘, you can easily head to places there. Naka-Meguro and Ebisu are close. Toridai has some good restaurants, liquor shops, and bakeries. Komazawa Olympic Park isn’t far and is great for running, walking and events. Lots of supermarkets are within bicycle rides: Tokyu, Hanamasa, Inageya, Life, Seiyu, Kinokuniya, Aeon Himonya, Ozeki & Aoba. I’ve always worked on the Hibiya line so my commutes have been easy. That said, if I was single and planning to stay that way, I’d choose 学芸大学.
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Daiwa Shoken got hit. Rakuten, too.
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And then we can enjoy them as yakitori
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Expensive as heck.
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やっぱり
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Need to open it, and throw away the contents. Poke a hole first to release the gas (I’m assuming that’s the issue). Use a screwdriver? Outside somewhere.
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Get a hobby? Running? Triathlons? Camping? Get a dog? Find another outlet for your energy and focus.
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Go ahead and live there. Great place if you’re elite and have lots of money, otherwise it’s crap shoot.
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Nigeria is a lot of things but nicer than America? (Yes, I’ve lived there.) Go take a look at the visa line in Abuja. How many thousands of Nigerians apply to immigrate to the US every month?
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Sell things you don't want to bring back. Pack. Pay your taxes. Get your pension refund. Buy your plane tickets. Enjoy everything back there at least for the first few weeks, especially Thanksgiving. Eventually miss Japan. Wonder if you made a mistake. Realize no one really cares about your experience here. Always be a food snob for Japanese cuisine. Anyone on this subreddit who experienced this would be a boomerang, (decided to return).
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There’s an annual charity event called the, “Yamathon”. Companies send teams and it’s a lot of fun. I did it twice many years ago. The 2nd time it was pouring rain the whole time. We did it in about 6.5 hours and stopped for lunch and had beers at each of the last 6 stations. https://share.google/1crPwZRE0JRozCCSe
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Definitely something to consider
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Each of is here for a combination of different reasons. We’re at different stages in our lives, with diverse backgrounds & experiences. I’m fully settled here and love it. I have a family, so that profoundly affects my desire, interest and enjoyment of being here. To stay until next spring, a few more years or forever is something you need to work out on your own.
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What? Restaurants in Japan supply chopsticks to patrons. Even the cheapest places do.
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Makes sense.
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Start filming them and see how they react.
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There’s a famous exception, right?
I don’t think the email would be an issue. I haven’t used a .jp email address at all since I stopped using the email on my keitai, 15 years ago?